RealPage Asset and Investment Management (AIM) aggregates and clearly presents property performance and valuation data to owners, asset managers, investors, and operators. Until now, pulling together data across a diverse portfolio in a form suitable for analyzing performance, valuation, cash flow, and other metrics has involved a confusing, time-wasting jumble of software solutions and manual[…]

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Adding lively, engaging property photos of apartment communities – inside and out – enhances marketability and appeal of any property, but is that property actually getting the visibility you’d hope for? A property manager or marketing director may stroll a property and snap a few photos on a cell phone or other digital camera and[…]

An operator or owner of a small property management portfolio has many roles. At any given point in the day, he or she can wear different hats, from leasing apartments and keeping the books to swabbing the deck. Only with the luxury of having ample staff that specializes in each facet of business operations can[…]

Managing Affordable Housing brings a unique set of complexities compared to other forms of rental housing. Professionals in the Affordable industry must ensure that the property and/or portfolio is working within the rules of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other regulatory agencies. But doing so doesn’t have to be a daunting[…]

The multifamily housing industry, traditionally a step or two away from the cutting edge, is learning to embrace innovation at a time when the globe isn’t sitting still. Today, world leaders and innovators are asking “why not?” and willing to push advancement to the brink, sometimes for the unimaginable and often with risk. Many are[…]

This October in Dallas, a climate where supply outpaces demand in some markets, multifamily leaders met to discuss how to get more revenue out of their Texas assets. Discussions focused on how to maximize amenities and get the biggest return on the dollar by basically understanding what residents really want through their actions. At the[…]

You’re in the multifamily business, not the computer business. But ask the typical property management company why they manage their own IT – hardware, software, upgrades, tech support and the rest – and they’ll typically offer some combination of the following three reasons: They might be doing it because they believe it saves them money[…]

Online payment adoption is rising steadily in conventional multifamily and leading to the expectation of more self-service opportunities for renters. Recent industry information shows a continued shift of traditional payment methods away from the leasing office. Since 2015, paying rent on line has increased and estimates are that 55 percent of the apartment industry will[…]

When revenue management gets more scrutinized during shifts in market cycles (such as is the case now in the apartment industry), focus on expenses becomes more intense. Offsetting deficits of dollars coming in can, in many cases, be achieved by juggling the dollars going out. That seems to be top of mind for many stakeholders,[…]

A treat each year at the National Multifamily Housing Council’s OpTech Conference & Exposition is unveiling or examining apartment industry trends. Every other year, the NMHC/Kingsley Resident Preferences Report forces a few subtle realities of what residents really want. Last November, the report drew oohs and aahs from those who filled the Islander Ballroom at[…]

In the age of intelligent software, producing financial statements still involves a lot more labor than it should for multifamily accounting professionals. That’s because in the property management business, most statements include not just financial performance but operational stats as well: occupancy, move-ins and move-outs and other numbers from the field that provide additional insights[…]